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Community Development Block Grant Consolidated Planning Process

Learn about Pinal County's participation in the HUD CDBG program, including eligibility, funding allocation, eligible activities, income limits, and reporting responsibilities.

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Community Development Block Grant Consolidated Planning Process

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  1. Community Development Block Grant Consolidated Planning Process

  2. Pinal County is a HUD CDBG Entitlement District In September, 2018, Pinal County was designated an entitlement agency for Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). As an entitlement district, Pinal County will receive HUD funding directly, subject to Congressional appropriation. The 9 incorporated cities/towns of Pinal County, Apache Junction, Casa Grande, Coolidge, Eloy, Florence, Kearny, Mammoth, Maricopa, and Superior, chose not to join the County as a single entitlement district during this first round.

  3. What are Community Development Block Grants? • HUD’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program provides annual grants on a formula basis to entitled cities and counties to develop viable communities by: • Providing decent housing and a suitable living environment, and • Expanding economic opportunities, principally for low- and moderate-income persons. • Agencies receive funding through a formula combining population data and several measures of community needs, including poverty statistics, housing data, and population growth lag in relationship to other areas.

  4. What Kinds of Activities does CDBG’s Finance? • With CDBG funds, grantees can carry out a wide range of community development activities directed toward: • Revitalizing neighborhoods, • Economic development, and • Providing improved community facilities and services • Activities must meet one of the following national objectives for the program: • Benefit low- and moderate-income persons • Prevent or eliminate slums or blighted areas, or • Address urgent community development needs where existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community

  5. What are CDBG Income Limits? HUD defines low- and moderate- income levels based on an area’s median income data and on family size. These are called “Income Limits.” Pinal County is included within the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale Metropolitan Statistical Area income limits.

  6. What are Examples of CDBG Eligible Activities? • CDBG funds may be used for many activities which include, but are not limited to: • Acquisition of real property • Relocation and demolition • Construction of public facilities and improvements, such as water and sewer facilities, streets, neighborhood centers, and the conversion of school buildings for eligible purposes • Rehabilitation of residential and non-residential structures • Public services, within certain limits • Activities relating to energy conservation and renewable energy resources • Provision of assistance to profit-motivated businesses to carry out economic development and job creation/retention activities

  7. What are Examples of CDBG Ineligible Activities? • Acquisition, construction, or reconstruction of general government buildings • Political activities • Certain income payments • Construction of new housing (with some exceptions)

  8. Pinal County’s HUD Reporting Responsibilities • Consolidated Plan (ConPlan) – plan/framework for housing, homeless, community development, and economic development activities over the 5-year period beginning July 1, 2019 • Annual Action Plan – plan/framework for each individual year • Fair Housing Plan – assessment of laws, policies, practices, and conditions that impact the availability and accessibility of housing and proposed solutions • Citizen Participation Plan – framework to encourage county residents’ participation in the development of the three plans

  9. The Consolidated Planning Process • Element I: Background Research/Environmental Scan • Collection of HUD Comprehensive Housing and Affordability Survey (CHAS) data • Environmental scan and research on other county-specific studies, plans, and priorities • Element II: Citizen Participation Process • Much of the data and insights for plan development will come from community partners and citizens: • 6 public meetings held throughout the County with published notices in English and Spanish • Citizen and Community Partner surveys • Interviews with key partners/stakeholders • Information and citizen surveys added to a special webpage created for CDBG

  10. The Consolidated Planning Process • Element III: Data Analysis • Analyze what we have learned to develop recommendations for CDBG priorities and plans: • Background/ Environmental Scan results • Citizen/Partner insights and survey information • - HUD CHAS data • Element IV: Develop HUD Documents • Draft ConPlan, Annual Action Plan, and Fair Housing Plans for public review and comment • Present results to the Board of Supervisors • Final: Submit Plans to HUD

  11. A ConPlan is a community-based plan that is stronger for the depth and breadth of community voices and perspectives. Our Citizen Participation Plan strives to include as many citizens and partner agencies as possible and ask the question: What do you see as the priorities for our community related to housing, economic opportunities, and community facilities or services?

  12. Thank you!

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